The University of Maryland (UMD) announced that Robert E. Fischell, NC G '51, was to be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in the East Room of the White House on Friday, January 22, 2016. The Medal is the "nation's highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by the President of the United States... Continue Reading →
Tau Bate Accomplishments: Professional Engineer, Sports Jeopardy, & City Engineer
Hussey Gay Bell (GA) announced that traffic engineer Kelly R. Farabee, SC A '07, recently achieved professional engineer licensure status. According to the announcement, Farabee, P.E., has "more than four years of experience specializing in the development of traffic impact analysis reports, traffic signal plans, (and more) ... for clients throughout Georgia and South Carolina."... Continue Reading →
On the Move: Dean, Provost, & Interim Dean
The University of Missouri (MU) has a new dean of the College of Engineering. Elizabeth G. Loboa, Ph.D. (CA L '95), is the new dean. Previously, Dr. Loboa was associate chair and professor of the joint department of biomedical engineering at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. She is the 11th... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Bookswap, LegalTech Speaker, & Be the Match Event (January 2016)
This week students at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will have the opportunity to participate in a bookswap event. The Ohio Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at CWRU is hosting the Bookswap. Sales will end on Friday, January 15. Click here to learn more about this event. Τ LegalTech New York 2016 will take... Continue Reading →
New Dean, Practice Group Lead, Chairman (January 2016)
Howard University (DC) has announced the appointment of Achille Messac, Ph.D. (MA B '80), as the new Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, effective immediately. Dr. Messac was previously Dean of Engineering and professor of engineering at Mississippi State University. He earned his bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. from MIT from the... Continue Reading →
Women in Engineering (January 2016)
Forbes recently announced its annual lists of 30 Under 30. For 2016, 600 "of the brightest young entrepreneurs" were selected from 20 different sectors. Several Tau Bates were selected for the honor, including Natalya A. Brikner, CA X '09, the CEO and co-founder of Accion Systems. According to the manufacturing and industry report, Brikner and... Continue Reading →
Tau Bate Book, Images, & Eulogy (January 2016)
Adam D. Steltzner, Ph.D. (CA L '89), has published a book The Right Kind of Crazy A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation. Dr. Steltzner is a lead engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was the lead for the entry, descent, and landing team in landing the Curiosity rover on the surface... Continue Reading →
Bernard Gordon Prize, Top ME Professors, & Design Engineer Hire
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education winners. The Gordon prize is split between the school and the individual professors recognized by the NAE. This year's Prize goes to four educators at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in Massachusetts, "for a project-based... Continue Reading →
New Chairman, DOE Grant, & Assoc. Director Appointment
Crain's Detroit Business is reporting that current General Motor's (GM) CEO Mary T. Barra, MI Z '85, has been elevated to the additional role of chairman of GM. Former GM chairman, Tim Solso, had this to say about the appointment. "At a time of unprecedented industry change, the board concluded it is in the best... Continue Reading →
Difference Makers: Biomaterial, Electrical & Mechanical
Surya Mallapragada, Ph.D. (IN A '95), has been "researching the materials in both vaccine use and tissue engineering, which could include creating artificial tissue and organs or to create cell tissue growth." Dr. Mallapragada is the inaugural Iowa State University Carol Vohs Johnson Chair in chemical and biological engineering, a professor of materials science and... Continue Reading →
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